Played on Sunday, June 7. Got out at 6:30 am and finished in 3:45 POP. Hard to believe the 10 minutes between groups makes that big of a difference but it was easily the best pace I have had at Lake... Continue »

Played on Sunday, June 7. Got out at 6:30 am and finished in 3:45 POP. Hard to believe the 10 minutes between groups makes that big of a difference but it was easily the best pace I have had at Lakewood in many years, including starting a lot earlier than 6:30.

I agree with sngernz' review for the most part. I thought the roll out on drives was pretty good though, more than other courses I have been playing. The greens were maybe medium speed, not nearly as fast as they can get. That said, they looked nice and rolled well. One disagreement is the sand traps. I was in three or four. They looked like they had been raked by the staff that morning with the only footprints of recent origin. So, overall they were in good shape and had plenty of sand.

They are very strict on the Covid-19 standards. They require one to put on a mask to order at the half way house. The lady sitting at the entrance gate to the course made sure those arriving had tee times and she sent several away who were arriving more than 10 minutes prior to their tee time including a couple from our second group who were teeing off at 6:40. I do not understand how the range operates under those circumstances unless it is excepted. Agree with sngernz's frustration that none of the practice facilities other than the range are open (although admittedly I teed off within five minutes of walking on the grounds).